SC stays proceedings against Shobhaa De

In an interim relief for author Shobhaa De, the Supreme Court has stayed all proceedings against her by Maharashtra authorities for tweeting against the government's diktat.The Rajya Sabha was adjourned thrice on Tuesday as the BJP and the Congress sparred over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s "scam India to skilled India" remark during his recent foreign tour. A day after three opposition parties in West Bengal – Left Front, BJP and Congress united call a ‘Bangla bandh’ – a 12 hour state-wide strike on April 30, the West Bengal Chief Minister hit back. The US city of Baltimore has declared a state of emergency amid violent protests linked to the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody. Days after Pakistani flags were displayed in Kashmir by some separatists, the government on Tuesday asserted in Lok Sabha that it will not allow anti-national activities even as it expressed readiness to have dialogue with those who eschew violence.